CN101123775B - Method and mobile communication terminal for changing a configuration of a screen displaying function items - Google Patents

Abstract

A function for configuring a screen reflecting a user's preference is realized when an electronic form is displayed to indicate function items of a mobile communication terminal. In a state where a plurality of electronic forms are displayed, the size, position, and shape of the electronic form in which the indicator is located are changed by user settings, thereby increasing accessibility to electronic forms highly preferred by the user, and additionally increasing display visibility.

Description

Method and mobile communication terminal for changing configuration of screen displaying function items

technical field

The present invention generally relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a method for changing a configuration of a screen displaying function items and a mobile communication terminal.

Background technique

In a conventional mobile communication terminal, as shown in FIG. 1, screens of function items are constructed in the same size and form, and these screens have a structure to display icons and titles of function items. On a screen displaying function items divided in a uniform size, as shown in FIG. 1 , when an indicator is used for a user's selection, a related function icon is dimmed. The user is able to select a currently desired function by moving the relevant indicator.

There is a problem in that display visibility is low because movement between items and a current position are indicated only by dimming a screen displaying function items of a conventional mobile communication terminal.

As user needs become more widespread, mobile communication terminals now support various functions such as menu editing functions and the like, so additional functions can be effectively utilized in various methods while considering various expectations of users. These methods should be able to meet the user's expectations, and preferably consider the user's convenience.

However, since specific function items are only conventionally displayed in similar sizes and shapes, it is difficult for users to differentially display highly preferred items. For example, the icons or listings in the phonebook indicating buddy group and homegroup are very similar to each other in size and shape, and it is not possible to distinguish them other than merely changing the order of the icons or listings.

Contents of the invention

As described above, even when users desire to distinguish specific function items from each other, they can only change the order of the function items. In contrast, there is a problem that display visibility of function items is low.

The present invention addresses at least the above-mentioned problems and/or disadvantages and provides the advantages described below. Accordingly, an aspect of the present invention is to provide a method of changing a configuration of a screen displaying the function items and a mobile communication terminal capable of increasing display visibility of function items of a mobile communication terminal and enabling easy and quick access to the function items.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of changing the configuration of a screen displaying function items of a mobile communication terminal, the method including: activating a block to which an indicator moves in a screen displaying at least one block, the at least one block Provide detailed items for the functions of the mobile communication terminal; in a state where the block is activated, determine whether an edit request is input from the user; and when the edit request is input, in response to user settings, by changing at least One to reframe the screen.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication terminal for changing the configuration of a screen displaying function items, the terminal comprising: a user interface provided with a zoom-in key and a zoom-out key for outputting a a key input signal of the key; the controller, when the user selects a specific function, the control screen displays at least one block of detailed items provided for the functions of the mobile communication terminal, and when the indicator is located on one of the at least one block, In response to a key input signal mapped to an editing request from a user, the screen is reconstructed by changing at least one of a size and a position of a block where the indicator is located; and the display, under the control of the controller, displays the at least A block screen and the reconstructed screen.

Description of drawings

The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent through the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 shows the example of the screen of the function item of conventional mobile communication terminal;

2 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

3 is an operational flow diagram illustrating a method of changing the configuration of a working block according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 shows an example of a screen displaying reduced-sized work blocks according to the present invention; and

FIG. 5 shows an example of a screen displaying increased-sized work blocks according to the present invention.

Detailed ways

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same or similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals even though they are depicted in different drawings. Descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted for clarity and conciseness.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention can realize a function for configuring a screen reflecting a user's preference when an electronic formlet is displayed to indicate function items of a mobile communication terminal. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the state where multiple electronic forms are displayed, the size, position and shape of the electronic form where the indicator is located are changed through user settings, thereby increasing the accessibility to the electronic form highly preferred by the user, Also increased display visibility.

The electronic form used in the present invention will now be briefly described.

Electronic forms are blocks of work used to be able to interact with stored objects. One electronic form can be used to implement, for example, a phonebook function, a camera function, and the like. Such an e-form is a component of the zoom user interface (UI) and is a functional unit provided to the user for a specific purpose (eg call log e-form or phonebook e-form). These electronic forms can be displayed on one screen. When the user zooms in on a desired electronic form, the user can view detailed items of functions mapped to the electronic form. That is, a work block is a block of detailed items of functions of the mobile communication terminal. In a screen displaying work blocks, a function for quickly accessing work blocks of high interest to the user is desired. Therefore, there is a need for a method capable of differentially displaying work blocks of great user interest.

FIG. 2 shows a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention for providing personalized electronic forms on demand. Here electronic forms are called work blocks.

Referring to FIG. 2, a controller 200 controls overall operations of the mobile communication terminal. Specifically, the controller 200 changes the size and position of a specific work block in response to user settings in a screen displaying at least one work block, and controls the display 210 to output the change result. In addition, the color and shape of a specific work piece can be changed according to the present invention.

Specifically, according to the present invention, the controller 200 controls the display 210 to display a function for editing a work block selected by a user from a screen displaying a plurality of work blocks. That is, the controller 200 allows the user to easily change the size, position, color, and shape of a work block by providing an editing function for a selected work block. In the present invention, keys for editing work blocks can be assigned using function keys for performing other existing functions. On the other hand, the editing function of the work block may be provided by displaying an editing option menu on the screen. As described above, editing functions can be provided in various ways using specific keys or on-screen menus.

Using this editing function, the user can set a selected work block to a desired size, and can move the work block to a desired position. When the color and shape change option menu is selected and various color and shape lists are displayed, the user can change the color and shape of the work block by selecting a desired color and shape. Since interesting work pieces can be arranged in a desired size and position, the user can easily access and move a desired work piece. In the present invention, since work blocks are created in a vector form, work blocks of great user interest can be displayed differently according to size changes without modifying work blocks.

On the other hand, in the present invention, a graphic input device (GID) cursor is provided to select a related work block from a screen displaying the work blocks. The GID cursor may be an indicator for selecting a work block displayed on the display 210, and can have a cross shape like a mouse cursor. The GID cursor operates based on the scrolling functionality. In the present invention, when the GID cursor is positioned on a specific area displayed on the display 210 (such as a work block, screen, button, etc.) or passes through the specific area, the scroll function can change the color of the edge of the relevant part or can be activated Shading indicates relevant parts. When the user moves the GID cursor on the screen, the controller 200 can change and display the color of the work block at the moved position.

On the other hand, various work blocks displayed on one screen are executed in the following method. The user selects the desired piece of work using the zoom-in function. When an enlargement request is input, the controller 200 controls an operation for enlarging a work block to display the enlarged work block. The detailed items of the selected function are displayed on the displayed enlarged work block. Various information on the detailed item can be provided. For example, when the user zooms in on the 'Phonebook' work block, information on functions of the phonebook list, etc. can be displayed, or a submenu of a phone number search menu, a recent call list menu, etc. can be displayed.

When the editing function is not selected although a specific work block is activated as described above, the work block itself is enlarged and displayed in response to the enlargement input, so detailed items of the work block can be displayed to the user. In another example of the present invention, after selecting an editing function in a state in which the specific work block is activated, a zoom-in or zoom-out input is used to resize the specific work block. After selecting the editing function, the direction key input can be used to move the work block and determine the position of the work block. When the user selects the color and shape change option menu, the color palette and shape tools are displayed on the screen, so the work piece can be changed to the user's desired color and shape.

Under the control of the controller 200, the display 210 can receive and output display data mapped to key input data from the UI 220, or can display an operating state of the terminal and various pieces of information in the form of icons and characters. Under the control of the controller 200, the display 210 allows the user to visually detect the operating state of a setting or activation function.

In addition, the display 210 can zoom in or out on a work piece in response to a user's zoom in or out input, so other functions can be performed immediately without moving hierarchically between menus on the screen displaying a particular work piece. Specifically, when a user selects an editing function, the display 210 to which the present invention is applied displays an editing menu mapped to the selection. When the display 210 is constructed with a touch screen, the display 210 can provide the controller 200 with control signals, such as the UI 220, related to the movement and selection of work pieces by the user.

The UI 220 may be provided with numeric keys and function keys, and can provide the controller 200 with input data mapped to keys selected by the user. According to the present invention, the UI 220 may include a zoom-in key or a zoom-out key for zooming in or zooming out a work block of a detailed item providing various functions. Such zoom-in or zoom-out keys can be additionally provided on the UI 220, or can be implemented with function keys that perform other existing functions. On the other hand, the zoom-in key or the zoom-out key can be implemented using a combination of keys mapped in advance.

The memory 230 may be constructed using random access memory (RAM) and read only memory (ROM) for storing various programs, data, and the like. Other configurations of memory 230 may be selectively used according to user's desire. According to the present invention, the memory 230 may store various work blocks and their information to be displayed on the screen. Also, the memory 230 may store information generated and updated by a user for work chunks of great interest.

Some examples of applying the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5 . 3 shows an operation of changing the configuration of a screen displaying work blocks in the mobile communication terminal having the above structure according to the present invention, and FIGS. 4 and 5 show examples of screens according to the operation shown in FIG. 3 . FIG. 3 relates to an example of displaying work blocks mapped to the main menu when the main menu is selected.

Referring to FIG. 3, in step 300, the controller 200 determines whether the user selects a main menu. If a main menu is selected, the controller 200 proceeds to step 310 to display a plurality of work blocks mapped to the selected main menu. For example, when the main menu is selected, as shown in diagram (a) in Figure 4, various work blocks (such as "phonebook" work block, "message" work block, "camera" work block, etc.) can display on one screen. An indicator (such as a GID cursor) for selecting a work piece on one screen overlaps with the work piece.

Then, at step 320, the controller 200 determines whether the pointer is located on a work block according to user input. If the indicator is located on a work block, then at step 330, the controller 200 activates the relevant work block. When moving between work blocks according to user input, the controller 200 allows the user to view the activated work block by changing the color of the edge of the work block where the current pointer is located as the pointer moves or indicating the work block by shading.

As shown in diagram (a) in FIG. 4, in order to select a desired work piece from the screen, the user moves a pointer onto the desired work piece. As shown in the diagram (a) in Figure 4, when the indicator is located on the desired work block in the state of displaying the work block, as shown in the diagram (b) in Figure 4, the entire area where the indicator is located The color of the function block is changed. In a state of activating the relevant work block, the controller 200 proceeds to step 340 to determine whether the edit function of the work block where the indicator is located is selected.

If the edit function is selected, the controller 200 proceeds to step 350 to change the size and position of the activated work block according to the edit function selected by the user, and display the work block in the changed size and position. The user can also change the color and shape of the active work block using the edit function. Then, at step 360, the controller 200 determines whether editing is complete. Until editing is complete, the work block is edited according to user input. Through the above-mentioned editing function, the work blocks of great interest to the user can be distinguished and displayed, that is, distinguished from other work blocks. Thanks to improved visibility of work blocks, users are able to quickly access work blocks.

On the other hand, in the state of activating the related block, referring to FIG. 3, the user can edit the related work block in many ways. The editing method will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 . Diagram (b) in Fig. 4 and diagram (a) in Fig. 5 show an example of indicating the activation state by changing the color of the specific work block where the indicator is located, and diagram (c) in Fig. 4 shows a decrease in As an example of the size of the activated working block, diagram (b) in FIG. 5 shows an example of enlarging the size of the activated working block.

The view (c) in FIG. 4 shows that when a zoom-out request is input after the user presses the edit key or selects the edit menu in the state where the specific work block is activated, the specific work block of the view (b) in FIG. 4 is reduced. An example down to a size smaller than the original size, and shown at a smaller size than other work blocks as indicated by reference numeral 400 . Similarly, view (b) in FIG. 5 shows that when the user inputs a zoom-in request under the state of displaying the active block of view (a) in FIG. Examples of active work blocks.

Using the shrink function, users are able to reduce chunks of work of low interest to a size smaller than the original size. Using the zoom-in feature, the user is able to zoom in on a block of work of great interest to a larger size. Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5 , an example of displaying work blocks mapped to a main menu has been described. For example, when the phonebook function is selected, work blocks for buddy groups, home groups, etc. may be displayed. As mentioned above, work blocks can be used to display frequently used sub-functions that map to a particular function.

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention is capable of reconfiguring a screen displaying a plurality of work blocks using a zoom-in function and a zoom-out function while taking user's interests into consideration. Also, since work blocks are created in a vector form, the present invention can differentially display work blocks of great user interest according to size changes without modifying work blocks.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that modifications may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the claims and their equivalents. Various changes in form and detail.

Claims (9)

1. the method for configuration that changes the screen of the function items that shows mobile communication terminal, the method comprises:

Show a plurality of, wherein, each piece has in described each piece and to show and corresponding in detail with the function of mobile communication terminal;

According to user, select to activate a piece in a plurality of;

Having inputted while amplifying request, amplify the piece activating, and on the piece amplifying, show detailed of function of the piece that is mapped to amplification;

Under the described state being activated, determine whether from user's input editing request; With

When input editing request, in response to user, arrange, the size of the piece activating by change and at least one in position are carried out reconstruct screen,

Wherein, after editor completes, the piece after editor is distinguished demonstration with the piece of not editing.

2. the method for claim 1, wherein described reconstruction step comprises:

When input editing request, show for changing at least one the list of CF of the piece of activation; With

At least one in the CF of the piece activating by the list change of selecting according to user carried out reconstruct screen.

3. the method for claim 1, wherein described reconstruct comprises:

By the amplification request in response to from user input, amplify the size of the piece activating and carry out reconstruct screen by the piece that the directionkeys in response to from user's input moves activation.

The method of claim 1, wherein in detail item comprise mobile communication terminal function submenu and about at least one in the information of described function.

5. the method for claim 1, also comprises:

Under the state being activated at piece, determine whether to input and amplify request from user; With

When request is amplified in input, amplify the piece of activation to show the piece of the activation of amplifying.

6. for changing the mobile communication terminal of configuration for the screen of Presentation Function item, this terminal comprises:

User interface, is provided with enlargement key and dwindles key, for exporting the key input signal being mapped to from the key of user's input;

Controller, when user selects specific function, carry out to control to show a plurality of, and wherein, each piece has and in described each piece, shows and corresponding in detail with the function of mobile communication terminal; According to user, select to activate a piece in a plurality of; When input enlargement key, amplify the piece activating the function that shows the piece that is mapped to amplification on the piece amplifying detailed; And in response to the key input signal being mapped to from user's edit requests, the size of the piece activating by change and at least one in position are carried out reconstruct screen; With

Display, under the control of controller, shows the screen of a plurality of and the screen of reconstruct,

Wherein, after editor completes, the piece after editor is distinguished demonstration with the piece of not editing.

7. mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 6, wherein, controller is in response to the enlargement key via user interface input by amplifying the size of the piece at designator place, and the piece by mobile designator place carrys out reconstruct screen in response to the directionkeys via user interface input.

8. mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 6, wherein, in detail item comprise mobile communication terminal function submenu and about at least one in the information of described function.

9. mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 6, wherein, controller activates the piece at designator place, determine whether to amplify and ask via user interface input, and the piece that amplifies activation when request is amplified in input is to show the piece of the activation of amplifying under the state of activation block.